destine
verb (used with object)
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
have destined
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present perfectof destine.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some Cubs fans seem to relish theories about how curses or karma have destined the Cubs for failure.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2016
It's often said in the Middle East that "faith is destiny," and though Assad's Alawite faith could have destined him to obscurity, he seemed to have a higher belief--in himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
We will also, God willing, send you a present of fresh smoked Elbe salmon, for I have already had two salmon in the smoke three days, one of which we have destined for you.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Gustav Freytag
With regard to myself, I have destined the whole of my father's treasure for him as my share of the tribute, which lies secreted in your quarters.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Nature seemed to have destined him to lead the Liberal party in the House of Lords.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
